Declare Books To Dublin Noir
Original Title: | Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. The Ugly American |
ISBN: | 1888451920 (ISBN13: 9781888451924) |
Edition Language: | English |
Ken Bruen
Paperback | Pages: 250 pages Rating: 3.48 | 178 Users | 27 Reviews
Point Appertaining To Books Dublin Noir
Title | : | Dublin Noir |
Author | : | Ken Bruen |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 250 pages |
Published | : | March 1st 2006 by Akashic Books (first published December 31st 2005) |
Categories | : | Short Stories. Mystery. Cultural. Ireland. Noir. Fiction. Anthologies. Crime |
Explanation Supposing Books Dublin Noir
Brand new stories by: Ken Bruen, Eoin Colfer, Jason Starr, Laura Lippman, Olen Steinhauer, Peter Spiegelman, Kevin Wignall, Jim Fusilli, John Rickards, Patrick J. Lambe, Charlie Stella, Ray Banks, James O. Born, Sarah Weinman, Pat Mullan, Gary Phillips, Craig McDonald, Duane Swierczynski, Reed Farrel Coleman, and others.Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin. Dublin Noir features an awe-inspiring cast of writers who between them have won all major mystery and crime-fiction awards. This collection introduces secret corners of a fascinating city and surprise assaults on the "Celtic Tiger" of modern Irish prosperity.
“The stories paint a picture of Dublin as the Celtic Tiger, a beast crouched on its hind legs about leap at you and roaring with its intensity . . . The cynicism and despair of classic noir is portrayed within each of these stories.”
—Metro LA
“Dublin Noir is perhaps the best short story anthology I’ve read.”
—Reviewing the Evidence
Rating Appertaining To Books Dublin Noir
Ratings: 3.48 From 178 Users | 27 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books Dublin Noir
There were a couple of shorts that were not too bad...Quite enjoyed this volume
So, yet another installment in Akashic's city-based NOIR anthology series (I'm not reading them as fast as they put them out, so until they slow down I'll never catch up). Thank you very much public library ILL!As I've said before in previous Akashic reviews (Chicago Noir, D.C. Noir, etc.), the pattern of these anthologies (essentially crime stories - any intention to hew to a definition of noir as entailing specifically dark or morally questionable/conflicted worldviews kind of falls by the
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Another strong entry in this stand out series of short story anthologies.
Too complicated
Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin.**
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